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No. 1/1 Alabama Dominates Georgia 108-59 to Earn its Largest Win over the Bulldogs in Series History

The Crimson Tide improved to 13-1 in conference play to remain atop the SEC standings

The No. 1/1 Alabama men's basketball team dominated from start to finish on its way to a 108-59 victory over Georgia Saturday night in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide's point total marked a school-record tying fifth game of 100 points or more, while the 49-point margin of victory was UA's largest-ever win over the Bulldogs.

The Crimson Tide (23-4, 13-1 SEC) shot a season-best 61.9 percent (39-of-63) from the field in the effort, while holding the Bulldogs to just 37.5 percent (21-of-56). Additionally, Alabama connected on 16 three-pointers (16-of-34) compared to only four makes from beyond the arc for Georgia, and outrebounded the Bulldogs, 49-26.

Alabama jumped out to a fast start on both ends of the court in the opening stanza and never looked back, opening a 54-25 lead at halftime. The Tide would go on to lead by as many as 50 points late in the game before collecting its third SEC win of 40 ore more points this season.                

Brandon Miller led five UA players in double figures, scoring 21 points to record his 10th 20-point game of the year. In the first half, Miller became the fastest player to 500 points in program history, joining Collin Sexton and James "Hollywood" Robinson as the only three freshman to reach the mark.

Nick Pringle recorded his first collegiate double-double with 19 points and 12 boards while also winning the Hard Hat Award in the victory. Mark Sears (17), Rylan Griffen (13) and Noah Clowney (12) also scored in double figures to lead the Tide in the win.

Justin Hill led Georgia (16-11, 6-8 SEC) with 17 points while Braelen Bridges added 10 points and eight rebounds.

HEAD COACH NATE OATS POSTGAME COMMENTS
"That was another great game after a loss that I thought our guys came to play, and hopefully we don't have too many more of those (losses). I do feel like our guys got themselves mentally ready to go after we lost to Tennessee. We came out of the gates and the starting guys got us off to a great start and extended the lead. I was just informed that Brandon (Miller) is the third freshman Alabama history to score 500 points and he got there faster than James Robinson and Collin Sexton, both who are two pretty good players. We had some history made tonight, but I thought, overall, we had an issue with turnovers at Tennessee. I'm happy with the way we moved the ball and took care of it. Obviously, it helps to make shots and to get assists. 14 of our 20 made field goals in the first half were assisted. Our defense was good and we were much better on rebounding. The second-chance point margin was 20-6 and we did a much better job in that area. That was a good win following a loss to Tennessee."

I’d have us 3rd behind the Big12 and BigEast

No

We are a terror at home

Hey Texas A&M

Where would he go?

Fourth…behind B12, BEast and Nick Smith, Jr.

He needs to develop an outside shot as well as his FT shot. Turrible form. Also needs to learn to play smart on D and not foul with flailing arms.

JQ is gone

JQ is out of eligibility after this year.

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